PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gideon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silva
vs
Jones

175 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
21
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Augusto Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gideon Jones!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva throws a combination that misses

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gideon Jones wasn't active enough on the ground.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Augusto Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gideon Jones.
Jones has his takedown stuffed

so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jones pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Augusto Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Augusto Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Jones's knee but Jones avoids it well.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Jones blocks a leg kick.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Augusto Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Silva settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Augusto Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Jones's head back.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jones slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Augusto Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gideon Jones.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jones darts in trying to clinch

and Silva counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jones!
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Jones is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Jones manages to work his way to half guard, despite Silva's best efforts.
Jones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.
Jones has control of Silva's left arm, preventing Silva from doing any damage.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Jones manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.

Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Jones passes into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones slows the pace down in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jones stands up and beckons Silva to join him on the feet.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Jones on that attempt.

Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gideon Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
Jones checks a low kick from Silva.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Augusto Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Silva looks to land a combination. Jones sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Augusto Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gideon Jones.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A leg kick checked by Jones.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.

Jones manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silva on his heels. He'll look to pass Silva's guard now, I'm sure.
Jones slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Jones stands up and beckons Silva to his feet.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
A combination from Silva does no damage.

Jones gets the takedown into side control.
Jones slows the pace down.

Jones in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Silva is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gideon Jones!